Originally Posted by
ChrisA330
AC8615 (YYZ-YSB) returned to YYZ due to weather. Upon taxiing to the gate it was hit by a Menzies fuel truck. 5 people injured (including all 3 crew) and the driver of the truck has been charged with dangerous driving.
Aircraft involved was a DH3 C-FJXZ
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...sion-1.5130624
Not sure if this is sloppy reporting, etc...
The collision occurred around 1:36 a.m. ET Friday as Flight 8615 was taxiing to a gate in Terminal 1 with 51 passengers aboard.
51 pax on a DH3?
According to Peel Regional Police Sgt. Bancroft Wright, the tanker truck struck the plane and the driver has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle under the federal Aviation Act.
"The plane was pretty much written off," Wright told CBC Toronto.
How would Sgt. Wright know that the plane was a write off? Looks like body damage near the stairs and possible propeller damage. Is this the aircraft equivalent of a fender bender? Maybe due to the age of the plane it isn't worth replacing, but wouldn't a full assessment and quote be needed to make this determination?
If AC will actually be 1 aircraft short in the fleet, the timing sucks with the 7M8 groundings, etc.
Although this could have been catastrophic. Imagine if the fuel tank on the tanker truck had ruptured...